Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual patent applications per million people was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
1.31 applications per million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
111th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5.35 applications per million people
in 2016
All-time low
1.31 applications per million people
in 2019
Years of data
6
2012–2019
Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan, 2012–2019
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2019, annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan stood at 1.31 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 111th out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.18 applications per million people | — |
| 2013 | 4.14 applications per million people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.35 applications per million people | -67.4% |
| 2016 | 5.35 applications per million people | +296.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 applications per million people | -75.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 applications per million people | -0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.31 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.31 applications per million people is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.31 applications per million people, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 108 Pakistan 1.78 applications per million people compare
- 109 Paraguay 1.5 applications per million people compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 1.46 applications per million people compare
- 112 Botswana 1.25 applications per million people compare
- 113 Rwanda 1.05 applications per million people compare
- 114 Mozambique 0.9461 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Bhutan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 19.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 applications per million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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